Por primera vez en su vida, la detective Lindsay Boxer se sienta en el banquillo de los acusados. Un tiroteo en el que las cosas salieron mal, unas inoportunas copas de mas, una jovencisima delincuente muerta, un muchacho condenado a una silla de ruedas... y la policia mas famosa de San Francisco en el ojo del huracan. Acosada por los medios de comunicacion, con el unico apoyo de su abogada y de sus amigas Cindy y Claire, Lindsay busca descanso en el pequeño pueblecito rural de Half Moon Bay. Pero el crimen parece ir a buscarla alli donde este. Privada de autoridad y fuera de su jurisdiccion, en el peor momento posible, Lindsay se enfrenta a un grupo de asesinos despiadados que pronto la ponen en su punto de mira. James Patterson vuelve a demostrar por que es uno de los autores de suspense con mas exito del momento, con esta nueva entrega de su serie protagonizada por el Club de las Mujeres contra el Crimen. / A young girl is killed in the crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt. Lindsay Boxer has to defend herself against a charge of police brutality. In a landmark trial that transfixes the nation, Lindsay fights to save her career and her sanity. While awaiting trial, Lindsay escapes to the tranquility of the beautiful town of Half Moon Bay. But the peaceful community there is reeling from a string of unspeakable murders. Working with her friends in the Women's Murder Club, Lindsay finds a link between these killings and a case she worked on years before -an unsolved murder that has haunted her ever since. As summer comes into full swing, Lindsay battles for her life on two fronts: before a judge and jury as her trial comes to a climax and facing unknown adversaries who will do anything to keep her from the truth about the killings. It all comes to a head before the big annual 4th of July celebration on the waterfront at Half Moon Bay.